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Ruth 4:5-8

5ThensaidH559Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162,Whatdayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117thou buyestthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704ofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281, thoumustbuyH7069italsoofRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitess,thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofthedeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191,toraiseלְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.KimH6965upthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191uponhisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

6AndthenearkinsmanH1350saidH559,IcannotredeemH1350itformyself,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Imar mine owninheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159: take thoumyrightגְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'u.la.TiH1353ofredemptionH1353onthee;forIcannotredeemH1350it.

7NowthiswasthecustominformertimeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerningredeemingandconcerningexchanging,toconfirmallthingsH1697:amanH376drewH8025offhisshoe,andgaveH5414ittohisneighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453;andthiswasthemannerH1697ofattestationinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8SothenearkinsmanH1350saidH559untoBoazלְבֹ֖עַזle.Vo.'azH1162,BuyH7069itforthyself.AndhedrewH8025offhisshoe.

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